The South has changed A LOT in past thirty yrs. I grew up in eastern NC.
Speaking of stupid. I just moved from the east to our mtns here in NC. And I live with the natives. Wow, at first I thought these people were stupid, but they are smart, talented and very industrious (after all they and their ancestors had to survive the winters here). Their children and grandchildren are getting educated and making good money. The Depression didn’t end in mtns until early seventies. I love the natives. They have the same values that I learned growing up in eastern NC.
But what gets me and my native friends are the northerners that come here and say “Oh we love your mtns - it is so quaint here” Then these same people run for office and change the very things they like! We’ve had enough of those kind of outsiders. Our mtns are beautiful and natives have cared for them for centuries.
Hard to get rid of northerners once they come.
“Then these same people run for office and change the very things they like! We’ve had enough of those kind of outsiders.”
How are these people getting into office? Obviously, they’re getting votes from somewhere.
Every time I'm in Georgia visiting my girlfriend's family, I pay a visit to the mountains. It reminds me of my old home outside of the elevation and accents. Unfortunately, there's more and more retirement homes there....like my old area.
Then these same people run for office and change the very things they like! We’ve had enough of those kind of outsiders.
Yep.....citiots.